0:01
We made the selections tonight because
0:04
we we see them as pirates. So, we were
0:06
going to take the best player available.
0:07
We feel like we did with our first two
0:09
selections. Uh Phil felt pretty clearly
0:11
about that. You know, we've got to
0:13
create more offense in Pittsburgh. And
0:14
we're just going to have to attack that
0:16
in every way possible. Doesn't have to
0:17
come through the top of the draft. We're
0:19
thrilled to get these two young pitchers
0:21
in the system and we'll have to, you
0:22
know, we'll just continue to attack the
0:24
offensive and solving that offensive
0:25
issue in different ways. This is a kid
0:28
that um we've had our eyes on for well
0:32
over a year. Um he's a guy that Mark
0:36
Slouse, our area supervisor, has done an
0:38
awesome job on all year and getting to
0:40
know scouting the player. Um our whole
0:42
group has done a ton of work. Our
0:44
pitching development group, our R&D
0:46
group, um and across the board, we had
0:49
high high levels of enthusiasm for uh
0:53
what Seth can do now and what we think
0:55
he can do in the future. He's an
0:56
incredible athlete. Um, he can
0:59
manipulate the baseball. He throws a ton
1:00
of strikes. He's projectable. He's
1:02
explosive. And he's an awesome kid. I'll
1:05
be honest. He's a great kid to be
1:06
around. He's a culture changer. He's
1:08
competitive. He's focused. He's got a
1:11
professional demeanor about him. Um,
1:14
just checked so many of our boxes to be
1:16
honest. And, uh, we were we were pumped
1:19
uh, when we we had the opportunity to
1:21
grab him at six. Angel maybe not as far
1:24
along in his training age is what we
1:27
say. Um but in so far as his ability to
1:30
manipulate the baseball, pound strikes,
1:32
compete on the mound, uh four pitches.
1:36
Um he does a lot of really really good
1:38
things that make him interesting. And
1:40
then finally, he's an awesome kid, too.
1:42
He is another one we're really really
1:43
excited about um potentially bringing
1:45
into the organization. kids that have an
1:47
advanced change up um especially if they
1:50
can land it for strikes. You often see
1:52
some of these kids um that just have
1:54
that natural feel to manipulate the
1:56
baseball to put the ball where they
1:58
want. Um, and that leads to some starter
2:01
upside that we definitely envision in
2:03
both of those kids and hopefully would
2:05
like to capture in the future.
